Assessing Corporate DEI+J Maturity
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 4, 2023
And now with growing political backlash and risk of litigation, progress that has been made is under threat as businesses consider muting or even pausing their DEI+J efforts.
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Publisher's Note: The times call for heroic climate action – and shedding long-held beliefs
Corporate Knights
APRIL 26, 2024
Like many in the environmental movement, I long thought of political conservatives as a nemesis for the environment. If there is one thing we know, it is that the environment cannot be a political football. We all hold on to shibboleths – long-standing beliefs accepted by a particular group of people that are often no longer true.
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3BL Media
MARCH 22, 2024
And during times like this, with economic and market volatility, geopolitical and political uncertainty, operational challenges as well as labor market and workforce issues – we’ve found that technical support can be extremely beneficial to our community partners.” Frankly, we only have so much time and money to share.
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Navigating internal politics to ‘get it done’
GreenBiz
MAY 13, 2021
Navigating internal politics to ‘get it done’. Often the most difficult aspect of a corporate sustainability professional’s job isn’t conducting materiality assessments, developing SASB indices or creating ESG reports — it’s dealing with good, old-fashioned organizational politics. ESG efforts should not and cannot be political.
Sustainability Wins a Seat at the Table
3BL Media
JUNE 13, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Two weeks ago, global business and political leaders met at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss geopolitical and environmental challenges. The need to move towards a net-zero economy, regenerative businesses, and an inclusive global economy were the key topics on the agenda. SOURCE: SAP.
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State of Green Business 2023
GreenBiz
JANUARY 23, 2023
For all that those 12 months threw at us — a still-raging pandemic, a global economic downturn, major supply-chain chokepoints, political upheavals, climate exacerbated natural disasters and a global energy crisis spurred by Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine — there’s no turning back for sustainability professionals.
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Guest Post: The Bonds Between E, S and G are Stronger and More Important Than Ever Before
ESG Today
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Geopolitical and economic uncertainties are impacting the ability of businesses to function and focus on growth and companies response to the climate crisis has become a political hot-potato. With that in mind, it’s understandable that environmental, social and governance topics are at risk of slipping down the priority list in board rooms.
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CSRD & EU Climate Regulations: What Companies Need To Know About the Revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards
3BL Media
JULY 14, 2023
Soon, the European Commission will adopt their final version of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for political approval. They included two cross-cutting standards, five environmental topic standards, four social topic standards and one governance topic standard.
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Qualcomm's Approach to Public Policy and Regulation
3BL Media
JULY 20, 2022
Responsible Governance We abide by all applicable laws and regulations regarding political contributions and expenditures and our contributions are subject to the approval of our senior management with oversight by the Governance Committee of our Board of Directors. Choose a topic and find out where we stand.
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Can Amazon nations save the rainforest if we keep cutting it down?
Corporate Knights
AUGUST 14, 2023
The outcome was widely considered a political defeat for Brazil’s president, who has been lobbying for months to convince his neighbours to commit to ending deforestation by 2030. Indeed, Lula has been marshalling an about-face on Brazil’s environmental reputation, which took a beating under the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro.
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Cisco: Social Justice: A Global Perspective
3BL Media
MARCH 6, 2024
Most of my exposure to the topic had come from my own history in civil rights and political activism, life experience (there were still partially segregated school districts in my home state when I attended elementary school), and reading authors/thought leaders like Howard Zinn, David Walker, Michelle Alexander, Marcus Garvey and W.E.B.
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Episode 262: In praise of climate lobbying, renewable aggregation deals
GreenBiz
APRIL 2, 2021
Policy & Politics. To make sure you don't miss the newest episode of GreenBiz 350, subscribe on iTunes or Spotify. Have a question or suggestion for a future segment? E-mail us at 350@greenbiz.com. Contributors. Joel Makower. Renewable Energy. Collective Insight. GreenBiz 350 Podcast.
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‘Keeping It Civil’ podcast dedicated to improving civil discourse
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 25, 2022
From a young age, Americans are often told to avoid controversial topics such as politics and race. But avoiding them altogether may have contributed to today’s political polarization. Read the full story from Arizona State University. Instead, Americans should engage in civil discourse.
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Biden-Harris: The work begins
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Whatever your political leanings, the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States increases the odds of bringing America back into the community of nations addressing the climate crisis. Policy & Politics. Biden-Harris: The work begins. Joel Makower. Sat, 11/07/2020 - 10:39. But only for a moment. It's a new day.
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WEF Highlights How ESG Is Driving Change in Advanced Manufacturing
3BL Media
MAY 23, 2022
Participants include the chief executives and chairs of WEF partner and member companies, political leaders and heads of international organizations, civil society representatives, academic experts, youth leaders and key figures from the worlds of art, culture, science and technology.
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Talking politics & policies: Predicting the next 5 years of ESG investing ft. Timothy Kim
Energy Central
AUGUST 18, 2022
In this episode of The ESG Experience, Helee Lev and Ryan Nelson are joined by Timothy Kim, CEO at ibV Energy Partners, to discuss the current political landscape & what the next few years will look like for ESG investing.
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European pumps trade association announces first two keynote speakers for 2024 Annual Meeting
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 29, 2024
The BPMA said it has been working hard, on behalf of Europump, to deliver a comprehensive programme of meetings and presentations that will offer both intellectual and practical value to pump manufacturers, reflecting the current Europe-wide legislative agenda, as well as numerous other topic areas.
Apex Group Launches ESG Advisory and Reporting Unit
ESG Today
JANUARY 11, 2024
Bickerstaffe said: “Recent years has seen greater political and shareholder scrutiny of ESG claims, resulting in the urgent need for accurate data, transparent reporting and meaningful sustainability commitments. Today we launch Holtara to ensure ESG can stand up to this scrutiny. “We
PwC Survey: More Than Half of Boards Lack a Strong Understanding of ESG Strategy or Risks
ESG Today
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Most corporate boards lack a strong grasp of the ESG risks facing their companies or an understanding of company ESG strategy, according to PwC’s latest annual Corporate Directors Survey, and while ESG is working its way into key risk management practices, board discussions rarely include key topics such as human rights and climate change.
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The Business Roundtable’s statement of purpose, one year on
GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2020
And that anything businesspeople might do otherwise would be part of "the socialist view that political mechanisms, not market mechanisms, are the appropriate way to determine the allocation of scarce resources to alternative uses.". To the extent that the statement gave political cover to CEOs that had been reticent to jump in, great.
The Consumer Goods Forum Releases Executive Summary After Global Summit Kyoto 2023
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
As climate change, political conflicts and other disruptions continue to disrupt the supply chain, companies must ensure that consumers retain access to the goods that support and improve their lives.
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Is the EU Energy Price Cap Becoming a Reality?
Impakter
OCTOBER 22, 2022
EU leaders met in Brussels over Thursday and Friday to cover a range of issues facing member countries, but Russia’s escalated aggression towards Ukraine and the ongoing energy crisis was the central topic of discussion. The post Is the EU Energy Price Cap Becoming a Reality? appeared first on Impakter.
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4 things we can learn from Indigenous wisdom
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Our society's utilitarian mindset has given us a need to create metrics of success in all aspects of life, including political movements. Tara Houska (Couchiching First Nation), an attorney, environmental and Indigenous rights advocate. Embrace a more holistic kind of success. Climate Change. Corporate Strategy. Social Justice. GreenBiz 21.
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Fifth Third’s Kala Gibson, Kevin Lavender Recognized As 2024 Most Influential Executives in Corporate America
3BL Media
APRIL 24, 2024
Covering a wide range of topics from business and politics to entertainment and style, Savoy serves as a critical platform for showcasing the richness of the Black experience. Print copies of the latest issue of Savoy Magazine are available for purchase at SavoyNetwork.com.
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Harder but not impossible: COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Neither nature nor global politics has been especially kind to the U.N. In 2015, the world, acting through the United Nations, set in place a system of 17 very ambitious goals to guide humanity’s development toward sustainability through 2030. Now it is 2021. There are no silver linings in a global pandemic. Pull Quote. Featured Column.
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Episode 246: Celebrating the sustainability profession, the 'clean fight'
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
A trifecta of factors — the COVID-19 pandemic, racial inequity and hyper-partisan politics — are reshaping how companies think about environmental, social and governance issues. Under pressure: What's influencing corporate ESG strategy (30:45) . Stay connected. Have a question or suggestion for a future segment? Jobs & Careers.
We need to talk about meat
Corporate Knights
APRIL 15, 2024
It’s a touchy topic. The researchers concluded that all that polarization “may diminish the extent to which political leaders will prioritise this in policy agendas.” million cars off the road. But even climate-concerned politicians tend to stay away from the issue with a 10-foot pole.
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Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change?
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Policy & Politics. On a more proactive note , the CFA Institute, a trade group that measures and certifies financial analysts, recently released " Climate Change Analysis in the Investment Process ," a report that aims to improve the industry’s understanding on how climate risk can be applied to financial analysis. Follow the money, indeed.
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Carbon pricing works, and this proves it
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Avoid the politics if possible. Unfortunately, the politics of carbon pricing have been highly poisoned in Australia, despite its popularity in a number of countries with conservative governments, including Britain and Germany. percentage points in the sectors it covers. Even Australia’s Labor opposition seems to have given up.
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Dow Launches Seek Together Podcast Series
3BL Media
AUGUST 4, 2022
Each episode will bring together diverse perspectives from experts across industry, business, government, and academia to address topics that focus on universal themes we encounter in our daily lives. And as an external, independent host, I will be asking challenging questions to have honest, meaningful conversations. Listen on Spotify.
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Knowing the news: How Gen Z and Millennials get information on essential topics
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Gen Z and Millennials follow a variety of “hard news” and “news you can use” topics. Read and download the report.
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Mastercard: A Conversation With Trevor Noah and Melinda French Gates
3BL Media
MARCH 21, 2024
First held in 2019, the Summit assembles a dynamic group of cross-sector leaders who collectively address topics including financial inclusion, data science for social impact, emerging technology such as artificial intelligence, climate and the environment, women’s economic empowerment and place-based development.
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The GRI Perspective: Lobbying, Influence and Accountability
3BL Media
JUNE 16, 2022
Issue seven of The GRI Perspective , the regular series on topical themes in the world of sustainability reporting, takes a deep dive on this issue. Instead, political capital needs to be deployed in ways that support the sustainability commitments companies make, so they raise their aspirations rather than scale back.
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The race to mainstream electric vehicles by 2030
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Policy & Politics. Goals to electrify fleets, install EV chargers and charging depots, and end gas car sales, are totally doable — and in fact necessary — over the next decade. Pull Quote. Electric vehicles will begin to cost the same as their fossil fuel counterparts between 2025 and 2029, depending on the vehicle type. Electric Vehicles.
JUST Capital Launches 2024 ‘JUST Jobs Scorecard’ Assessing Corporate Performance on Quality Jobs
Just Capital
APRIL 5, 2024
We know from our polling that across demographics and political affiliations, this is what the public wants. The Scorecard assesses 31 distinct data points across six job quality topics, scoring companies on a scale of 0-4, with 4 being the highest. JUST’s process is objective, data driven and non-political.
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Less Than 1 in 3 Boards Have a Strong Understanding of ESG Risks Affecting Their Companies: PwC Survey
ESG Today
OCTOBER 12, 2023
board members have seen a modest reduction in focus on ESG issues, in a year marked by continuing geopolitical turmoil, and with building political pressure pushing back on investors for their perceived “ESG agenda.” For the study, PwC surveyed more than 600 directors of public companies in the U.S., across more than 12 industries.
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3BL Media
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
CFR set out its “Renewing America” agenda recently, with the noble aims of “fortifying the political, economic, and societal foundations fundamental to national security and international influence” (it’s our Top Story selection for you this issue). foreign policy and international relations. Nine critical domestic issues are on the agenda.
Green growth or “degrowth”? That is the question
Corporate Knights
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Others may argue that the debate is largely irrelevant as GDP is a poor indicator of societal progress – a “GDP paradox” exists, where the indicator continues to be dominant in economics and politics despite its widely recognised failings.
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SDSN Black Sea organized the Thessaloniki Sustainability Summit 2022
Sustainable Development Network
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The summit’s aim was to bring together scientists, researchers, experts from the public and private sector, local authorities, and other stakeholders who discussed sustainable energy, a topic of global interest. For more information, download the event summary.
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New Research Reveals Global Youth Are Stepping Up for Human Rights and Climate Justice Despite Increased Disenfranchisement
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
According to research, 47 percent of 18-24 year olds (Gen Z) feel the future holds nothing for them, with their dissatisfaction now fuelling an increase in emancipation and political engagement. This disillusionment is now being matched with an increase in political engagement as people everywhere demand action now.
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Interview on Sustainability Insights and Future Thinking With Managing Director and Founder of denkstatt Austria
3BL Media
JULY 13, 2023
But I am convinced that not only the topics and the language were different, but also the attitude. Let's take the topics of meat consumption, mobility or climate strikes. Discourses on these topics are primarily emotional and rarely fact-based or scientifically sound. Politics is definitely in demand here.
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The man who would be ‘climate king’
Corporate Knights
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Charles has harangued and fatigued his subjects over topics as varied as conservation of wetlands and wildlife, urban design and architecture, organic farming, sheep-shearing, green buildings, socially responsible business, personalized healthcare and electric vehicles (his own Aston Martin runs on surplus wine and whey from cheese-making). .
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Mastercard: The Promise and Possibilities of Inclusive Growth
3BL Media
APRIL 15, 2024
First held in 2019, the Summit assembles a dynamic group of cross-sector leaders who collectively address topics including financial inclusion, data science for social impact, emerging technology such as artificial intelligence, climate and the environment, women’s economic empowerment and place-based development.
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3BL Media Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2022
3BL Media
MAY 18, 2022
Taking it a step further, in 2022 a “green flag” bonus was introduced to recognize firms using their political influence and spending in support of Paris aligned policies. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2022 are answering the call by demonstrating the societal and bottom-line value of leadership and transparency around ESG topics.
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